Genetics and human conception: DNA-based X-enriched sperm separation as an adjunct to preimplantation genetic testing for the prevention of X-linked disease

Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 979-982

  Levinson, Gene ^a,b   Keyvanfar, Keyvan ^a   Wu, Joy C ^a   Fugger, Edward F ^a,b   Fields, Rita A ^a   Harton, Gary L ^a   Palmer, Frances T ^a   Sisson, Michael E ^a   Starr, Karin M ^a   Dennison lagos, Lisa ^a   Calvo, Lucrecia ^a   Sherins, Richard J ^a   Bick, David ^a,b   Schulman, Joseph D ^a,b   Black, Susan H ^a,b  

^a GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Gender selection; Hereditary diseases; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0029030756     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136081     Document Type: Article

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